Aviation News
The Australian government has taken a significant step towards upgrading Australia’s airborne electronic warfare capability. The country’s Defense Force has selected local firm CEA Technologies to help perform the upgrades to the EA-18G as part of the $6 billion Project AIR 5349 Phase 6 project.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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A Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF) KF-16 accidentally release a flare while the fighter was returning to Seosan Air Base on Jan. 31.
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By Doo Ho Kim (http://www.flickr.com/photos/titicat/3810451257/) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded GA-ASI the contract to manufacture and perform demonstration flights of the Off-Board Sensing Station (OBSS) aircraft.
Graphic: GA-ASI
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The U.S. military’s development of hypersonic missiles has been analyzed by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), and the results are in. Hypersonic weapons, capable of flying at five times the speed of sound, are touted as the future of rapid strike capabilities. However, according to the CBO, there are still hurdles to overcome before these missiles can be fully operational.
Photo: USAF
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The Argentian government will pay Bell approximately $32 million for six 407 GXi helicopters for search-and-rescue duties in mountainous regions.
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